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How to Win Maokai vs Darius Counter MatchupMaokai is in the s tier of champions

Maokai vs Darius

How to Beat Darius as Maokai in LoLMaokai is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Darius as Maokai

based on 5,910 Maokai vs Darius matchups
Win Rate
53 %
K/D/A
2.66
Pick Rate
3.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of rated League matches that we review every week. This guide on how to beat Darius as Maokai came out of an evaluation of 5910 ranked matches where both champs opposed one another. This champ pairing is relatively rare. Maokai is forced to battle against Darius in only 3.8% of his games.

Maokai vs Darius Matchup Summary

Maokai has done a good job of beating Darius. On average, he wins a terrific 53.0% of matches the champions battle one another in. In Maokai against Darius games, Maokai’s side is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood. This implies that he probably will get first blood against Darius.

Best Maokai vs Darius Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalBoots of Swiftness

Core Maokai Items

~22 Mins
TrailblazerSunfire AegisThornmail

Optional Items

Dead Man's PlateKnight's VowForce of NatureSpirit Visage

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Maokai to level upq
>
Second ability for Maokai to level upw
>
Last skill for Maokai to max oute

Runes

ResolveAftershockFont of LifeConditioningOvergrowth
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Tenacity
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Maokai's passive ability p
Maokai's q ability q
Maokai's w ability w
Maokai's e ability e
Maokai's ultimate ability r
1
W
2
Q
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
W
9
Q
10
W
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R
12
W
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W
14
E
15
E
16
R

Guide to Countering Darius as Maokai

Tips for Playing as Maokai against Darius

Maokai's passive makes him extremely durable against focus fire from spells - so long as he can still basic attack something.

Try looking for flanks or other situations where Nature's Grasp is unavoidable or takes enemies by surprise.

Saplings can be tossed into brush for empowered effect - but don't stack well.

Advice to Win Against Darius

When Darius's axe grab is on cooldown, he is vulnerable to harassment attacks.

Darius's ability to escape from fights is limited. If you have an advantage against him, press your lead.

Maokai vs Darius Counter Stats

Maokai Image
Win Rate
53 %
VS
Win Rate
47 %
Darius Image
2.8
< Kills >
7
5.9
< Deaths >
6.2
12.9
< Assists >
4.5
0.57
< Killing Sprees >
1.61
46
< Minions Killed >
168
0.3
< Dragons Killed >
0.14
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.44
1,651
< Physical Damage >
17,477
11,171
< Magic Damage >
99
1,032
< True Damage >
4,138
13,855
< Damage Dealt >
21,714
28,572
< Damage Taken >
32,692
9,277
< Gold Earned >
12,024
1.47
< Towers >
2.28
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
8,845
< Total Healing >
8,033
11,319
< Experience >
14,591
48
< Vision Score >
17
20
< Wards Placed >
8
418
< Time Dealing CC >
168

How to Counter Darius with Maokai in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight some strategic Maokai versus Darius counter stats that can help you appreciate the distinctions between the two. As an example, Maokai’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Darius’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Maokai may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Darius. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.

Maokai typically has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his counter does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Darius. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Maokai and Darius

Damage Types Compared

Maokai
Darius
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Maokai
Darius

Who is Better, Maokai or Darius?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Maokai usually wins when trying to fight Darius, with a 53.0% win rate. Therefore, Maokai makes a good counter to Darius.

While Maokai does have a higher winrate than Darius, when on opposite teams, Maokai also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming champion to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Maokai into Darius.

Additionally, Maokai also has a very large amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Darius. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Maokai vs Darius matchups, Maokai is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Maokai is an above average counter for Darius. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Maokai against Darius.

Other Champion Matchups Against Maokai

Maokai Loses Against

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Maokai Wins Against

ZeriZeri59.4% winrateNidaleeNidalee59.1% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc57.8% winrateYuumiYuumi57.7% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Maokai Players

How We Calculated Our Maokai vs Darius Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Darius as Maokai, we analyzed 5,910 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Darius as Maokai comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

Maokai Build Darius Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Maokai to counter Darius during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Maokai often picks up a lot less CS as Darius. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most important items to use in your Maokai versus Darius build include Trailblazer, Sunfire Aegis, and Thornmail. When Maokai bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better against Darius than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Maokai boasted an average winrate of 53.0% when countering Darius with these items in his kit.

To have the highest probability of defeating Darius as Maokai, you should use the Aftershock, Font of Life, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for Maokai vs Darius counter picks, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 53.0% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Darius as Maokai are displayed for all skill levels combined. To scope the stats and builds to a specific division, you can use the selection menu located earlier on the page.